Indigenous Peoples in Peru are disproportionately poor in relation to their non-Indigenous counterparts, and are often the most vunerable in society, lacking access to education and basic healthcare services. One problem which contributes to this marginalization is the lack of bilingual education and opportunities for Indigenous children to study in their native language.Read more

2017 marks 10 years since the United Nations adopted the declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. A landmark document and the first of its kind, the declaration outlines the rights and freedoms to which all Indigenous communities around the world are entitled. This article will reflect on this document 10 years after its adoption. It will discuss the degree to which the declaration has been made policy in Peru, and the extent to which the rights outlined in the declaration are available to Peru’s Indigenous population.Read more